Can you believe we’ve been social distancing for two months now? Places and venues around Metro Vancouver are slowly adjusting to our physical absence and are hosting some of their events and …

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When thinking of viruses, particularly in the current context where COVID-19 is impacting lives …

It’s been six months since I moved to Vancouver, and life in this metropolis is a major contrast to the quaint towns and small cities I’ve been living in over the past 10 years. Ethnic …

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With no plans in place for a 2020 BC Buddhist Festival, Vesak celebrations – the annual holiday of …

When Vancouver’s Mayor Gregor Robertson and the city council headed off to Chinatown on April 22, 2018 to deliver a formal apology to the Chinese Canadian community for Vancouver’s history of …

Chilean-Canadian bilingual writer Carmen Rodríguez has been nominated for the YWCA Women of Distinction Award this year under the Arts, Culture & Design division for her trailblazing work in …

When I think of Brazil, I imagine beautiful beaches, amazing barbequed meat, rain forests and sunshine. Last year I had the opportunity to stop imagining these things and truly experience them on my …

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been a watershed event for the world. It has brought drastic changes to all aspects of people’s lives, some temporary, some permanent. A new study, launched by UBC…

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While public events in Vancouver may be delayed, we can still enjoy the 22nd National Poetry …

Me n ukes is from Empower Though Music’s 3rd annual Free Music Lesson Day held Feb. 23 at Horizon School of Music. | Photo courtesy…